A 12 months after the primary one, a new leak of paperwork and manufacturing ideas has hit Sport Freak and the contents are spreading throughout social media. The Pokémon developer has a number of upcoming video games within the works, together with a Technology X sport, a Legends sport set in Galar, and an MMO-style sport that lets gamers discover a number of areas. However the leak isn’t simply concerning the video games which are on the best way. We additionally discovered just a few attention-grabbing tidbits about older video games and the internal workings of the corporate. Whereas they will not be as thrilling as “Technology X video games will characteristic procedurally generated worlds,” listed here are just a few takeaways.
Scarlet and Violet‘s DLC price as a lot to make as a full sport
I used to be fairly lukewarm on each of Scarlet and Violet‘s DLC expansions, however the Indigo Disk and Teal Masks had been such huge initiatives that they ended up costing as a lot as Pokémon Legends: Arceus‘ total finances. In accordance to the leaks, the add-ons bought round 6.15 million copies within the first 10 months, in comparison with the bottom Scarlet and Violet’s 27 million in gross sales. Arceus, in the meantime, moved roughly twice what the DLC did (14 million copies) at the next worth level, so Sport Freak is trying to cut back budgets for its DLC packs to make the enterprise mannequin extra sustainable.
Growth Budgets:
– SV DLC: 500 million yen
– Legends 2/ZA: 2 billion yen
– Winds/Waves: 3 billion yen— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2025
One other attention-grabbing truth about Scarlet and Violet’s DLC is that whereas the ultimate product ended up going down in Kitkami and the Blueberry Academy in Unova (Black and White), the unique plan was to set them in Kalos (X and Y/Legends: Z-A) and Alola (Solar and Moon).
The Pokémon Scarlet/Violet DLC was initially planed to be set in Kalos and Alola.
We ended up getting Kitakami and Unova. pic.twitter.com/V0gWImY9kB
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2025
One of many authentic 151 almost received a Gigantamax kind
An enormous a part of this leak was a swath of idea artwork for Pokémon Sword and Protect. The 2019 Swap video games launched a brand new battle gimmick referred to as Dynamaxing that permits gamers to quickly rework their monsters into highly effective kaijus beneath sure circumstances. Each Pokémon may use this method, however a choose few had been in a position to tackle new varieties totally, referred to as Gigantamax varieties, as soon as they grew to the scale of a skyscraper. One of many authentic 151 Pokémon, the poison-type monster Nidoking, was in some unspecified time in the future in improvement going to have certainly one of these varieties. He would have sported a crimson crown and beard, in addition to a cape on his again. It might have actually leaned into the “king” a part of the Pokémon’s title, nevertheless it was scrapped. It’s unknown if its feminine counterpart, Nidoqueen, would have additionally obtained an identical kind.
— (Not) Centro Leaks (@CentroLeaks_alt) October 13, 2025
Staff Star had a a lot totally different look
Staff Star, the antagonistic workforce in Scarlet and Violet, is a gaggle of scholar outcasts who determined to show all their anger on their fellow classmates. However it seems just like the group was fairly totally different within the early idea levels. Leaked idea artwork reveals a number of grownup leaders in Staff Star, quite than the school-aged crew we ended up going through in 2022. Some design motifs survived the iteration course of, akin to every member having a float/car they pilot that caters to their totally different aesthetics, however general, it looks as if Staff Star would have had a a lot totally different position if this model of the group had survived. One member has a biker/monster truck theme, one other has a Wailmer-run boat, and there’s additionally a cunty-ass automotive being held up by a number of Togekiss. It seems like this may have been piloted by a dapper male character, and I want I may have met this queen.
— (Not) Centro Leaks (@CentroLeaks_alt) October 13, 2025
There’s no Black and White remake in improvement…but
Sport Freak has been placing out remakes of its previous Pokémon video games in chronological order, and on condition that the Sensible Diamond and Shining Pearl remakes introduced the Technology IV video games to the Swap in 2021, followers have been speculating for years {that a} remake of Gen V’s Black and White is imminent. Effectively, that doesn’t appear to be the case. At the least, not but. The paperwork within the leak make observe of what the workforce needs for a future remake, nevertheless it’s not presently listed on any of Sport Freak’s pipelines. One other developer may tackle the venture like ILCA did for BDSP, however for proper now, I believe we are able to safely assume that an eventual Black and White remake is a methods down the road.
Sport Freak almost made a Pokéwalker cell app
Sport Freak had plans to create a PokéWalker app that may be appropriate with Sword and Protect. This is able to have allowed you to take your Pokémon with you in your telephone, play minigames, and even catch new monsters to ship to your copy of Sword or Protect. The title “Pokéwalker” initially referred to a peripheral that was first launched again in HeartGold and SoulSilver as a pedometer you could possibly clip onto your garments or bag, and was basically a digital pet appropriate with the DS video games. It feels like this may have served a number of the identical operate, however with out the manufacturing prices.
— (Not) Centro Leaks (@CentroLeaks_alt) October 13, 2025
We virtually received not one, however two Johto Legends video games
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the second sport within the Legends subseries, and is about within the modern-day. Earlier than Sport Freak determined to take us again to Kalos, it was contemplating going to Johto, the area from Gold and Silver. The thought was to have two video games, Legends: Ho-Oh and Legends: Lugia, quite than simply the lone sport like Arceus and Z-A have been. Like Arceus, these video games would have been a interval piece with a protagonist shot by time into historic Johto and seeing the beginnings of Pokémon trainers. Hopefully Sport Freak revisits the thought down the road, however we do know from the leaks the subsequent Legends sport shall be set in Galar.
“Pokémon Legends: Ho-Oh / Lugia” (sure there have been 2 variations for this one)
2024 marks the twenty fifth anniversary of Gold and Silver.
A historic episode set previously of the Gold and Silver period — “Pokémon: Tales of Then and Now.”
Goals to be the final word type of the Legends collection.… https://t.co/vDxNJBdnfL
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2025
Drama behind the scenes
A few of the paperwork check with inside politics at Sport Freak, together with long-time collection director Junichi Masuda being “banned” from directing mainline video games for a time frame. In response to translations of Sport Freak personnel paperwork, workers thought-about the interval as much as Black and White to be largely dominated by Masuda and felt nobody within the firm may oppose him, resulting in a “focus of energy” and disorganization throughout the studio. This finally led to an argument between Masuda and character artist Ken Sugimori through the X and Y period, in the end ensuing within the firm’s resolution to take away Masuda from the director’s chair. Masuda has since stayed on as a producer and supervisor of mainline video games, and was in a position to direct the remakes Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee and BDSP. In 2022, Masuda left Sport Freak for a job on the wider Pokémon Firm, the place he acts as Chief Artistic Fellow.
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Extra information is coming from this leak as we communicate, so there would possibly nonetheless be some main bombshells to return. However for now, we’ve a fairly good image of what’s coming after Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches on Swap and Swap 2 on October 16.
